diff --git a/portals/publisher/src/main/webapp/source/src/app/components/Apis/Details/Endpoints/LoadBalanceConfig.jsx b/portals/publisher/src/main/webapp/source/src/app/components/Apis/Details/Endpoints/LoadBalanceConfig.jsx
index 1060d95304f..61a8e414bb2 100644
--- a/portals/publisher/src/main/webapp/source/src/app/components/Apis/Details/Endpoints/LoadBalanceConfig.jsx
+++ b/portals/publisher/src/main/webapp/source/src/app/components/Apis/Details/Endpoints/LoadBalanceConfig.jsx
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ const defaultTemplateObj = {
     algoClassName: algorithms[0].key,
     algoCombo: algorithms[0].key,
     sessionManagement: sessionManagementOps[0].key,
-    sessionTimeOut: 300,
+    sessionTimeOut: '300',
     failOver: false,
 };